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limerick

/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
lim-er-ick
IPA
/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

name

A county of Ireland.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in County Limerick.

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

limericks (plural) limeric (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

limeraiku limericist limerickist limerist limerick Limerickman

Phrases

limerick hook Limerick Junction Limerick lace

Questions

How do you pronounce limerick?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/.
What does limerick mean?
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
Where does limerick come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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